JOHN RAY:
Where their house once stood, there is now a deep crater. Evidently, this was a precision strike. Israel says it has hit only terrorist targets.
People here are torn by twin emotions, the desire to make Israel pay for all this destruction, all this death. At the same time, there's a yearning for peace to bring this killing to an end.
This is a war that seems to be ending on a bang, not a whimper.
The last few hours this evening have seen both sides intensify hostilities. There's been no holding back, even as peace beckons. And in the hospital, another family tragedy unfolds. A girl cries for her father, but he has perished.
In intensive care, there are yet more children, all with blast injuries, all fighting for their lives.
Ashraf tells me his people will never give up their struggle. Cease-fire or no cease-fire, the cycle of violence and suffering has spanned another generation.
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